# Accident 19790129001889A: Hiller UH12E, Homestead, FL, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Port-A-Port
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527HA-2001-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,657 total, 650 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AD NOTE 78-22-08 HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA095), Jan 29, 1979: Hiller UH-12E (N527HA), Homestead, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N527HA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920820032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032589A), Aug 20, 1992: Hiller UH12E (N527HA), Dows, IA, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Crashed into drainage ditch. Suspect fuel problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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